2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,761 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 132 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree vets studying elementary teaching.
Top 1 Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Elementary Teaching for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 68 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
CSN also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 29,965 students enrolled at College of Southern Nevada, 1,398 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 798 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,559. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. College of Southern Nevada does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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